Two Guys 'Ghost and Angels'

Published 2:27 pm, Wednesday, September 30, 2015

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Two guys from Troy, Eric Braymer and Ron Burris, formed the indy rock duo TwoGuys in 2013 and have played the local watering holes and bookstores with Braymer singing and playing guitar and Burris pounding the drums.

The name might make you recall the 5 Guys hamburger chain, but in this case, the long gone Two Guys discount store in Menands was the inspiration.

"Ghost and Angels" was produced by the renowned English new wave artist Wreckless Eric in a reverb-friendly way, and is markedly different than their live show, but in the best way.

A haunting guitar figure introduces "Try" as a deep dose of the aforementioned reverb surrounds the impassioned vocal, with soft acoustic guitar strums and airy brushes on snare, all sad, lonely and circular.

In contrast, a sparkly guitar figure kicks off "The Sun" and its many layers, while in "Love Done Right" Braymer sings, "We led a life of crime, now we're doing time."

Listing a litany of reasons in "She Don't Care" is one of the highlights here, as a clever acoustic guitar part powers the slow-motion drums and Braymer admits, "It ain't the first time, won't be the last time, somehow she don't mind, her love is all mine."

Another highlight is the almost-CSN-meets-Moody-Blues "September," while "Follow The Mule" could be a late-night dance track at a summer festival.

The two talented guys actually sound like many more, and they really raised the bar by using Wreckless Eric, who brought out the best in them while adding his endless ideas and sonic landscaping; well done, all.